The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) has opened a condolence book in memory of Alvin Sinclair, senior vice president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union and father of the association’s staff member, Robert Sinclair. The book has been placed in the lobby at the SAJ’s 4 Fourth Avenue, Newport offices. All who visit the association’s […]
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will start enforcing the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) requirements regarding the verification of the gross mass (VGM) of packed containers before stowage aboard a ship. The new rules will help shippers reduce damage to cargo while at the same time increase the safety of crews and vessels […]
The Toronto Trader is Crowley Maritime’s first vessel to call on Jamaica in more than 16 years. The brand new ship, with a capacity of 1102 TEUs, called at Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) last week in its maiden voyage to Jamaica. KWL CEO, Grantley Stephenson, said, “This development is important in Jamaica’s continued thrust to […]
Jamaica, the shipping industry, and the trade union movement have lost a patriot, an outstanding negotiator and nation-builder. I met Alvin Sinclair over 30 years ago on joining the Gleaner Company as a subeditor. In those days, the final preparation of each day’s news pages required teamwork between asubeditor and what was then called a […]
The shipping industry has been sent reeling with news of the passing of yet another union stalwart who worked tirelessly to secure the stability and continued viability of the Port of Kingston. Colleagues and friends woke up yesterday to the news that vice-president of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) and a key member of […]
No impact of seismic surveys on recreational boating – MAJ The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has said the recent exploration of areas on the south coast of the island for oil and natural gas will not impact recreational boating. With the signing of a Production Sharing Agreement between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica and […]
Team SAJ does Sigma 5K The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) team did its part in support of the recently held Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run, which set out to raise $50 million for three worthy causes. This year’s beneficiaries were children with cancer across the island, as well as the Jamaica Cancer Society and the […]
The Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ) was founded on November 15, 1965, to represent the interests of local customs brokers. Now a mature organisation, at 50 years, it has contributed significantly to the development of the trade-logistics landscape in Jamaica. A visit to the governor general of Jamaica was scheduled as […]
The French shipping line, CMA CGM, has appointed Michel Azrak as general manager of its Jamaican shipping agency. Azrak succeeds C. Leopold Nesbeth, who is leaving to take up a new position with the Kingston Freeport Terminal Ltd, which is the concessionaire of the Kingston Container Terminal. Azrak, who was formally introduced at a cocktail […]
WTO boss meets shipping interests From left: Patricia Francis, chair, Trade Facilitation Task Force; Ambassador Roberto AzevÍdo, director general of the World Trade Organization; Victor Cummings, trade administrator and CEO of the Trade Board Limited; and Trevor Riley, group CEO of the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ), at a recent luncheon put on by the […]
